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Archive for June 22nd, 2021
New bid to free wharfies in Howard Springs
The Maritime Union of Australia is challenging a Northern Territory government order for 13 port workers to undertake COVID-19 quarantine at Howard Springs. June 22, 2021 A group of Darwin wharfies forced into COVID-19 quarantine at Howard Springs after allegedly uploading a foreign ship without adequate personal protection equipment have launched a bid for early […]
Howard Springs proposal for fruit pickers
The Howard Springs COVID-19 quarantine facility should be used for foreign fruit pickers to help save Top End growers from financial ruin, farmers say. June 22, 2021 Spare beds at the Howard Springs COVID-19 quarantine facility should be used for foreign agricultural workers, the Northern Territory Farmers Association says. Territory growers “desperately” need 2000 fruit […]